SOCIAL AWAKENING

Dharma Jagarana

About the activity

Hindu dharma is soul of our nation and its prosperous existence is inevitable for the world peace. However,the Semitic religions are aggressive to suppress Hinduism. The population growth trends as per census of past decades show gradual increase in Christian and Muslim populationand decrease in Hindu population particularly in Bharat.

Forced conversion by evangelical missionaries; the conspiracy of Islamization and their tactics like Love Jihad, Land Jihad, growth of home grown terrorism and the fraudulent acts of communal violence is posing serious threat to Hinduism and Bharat, our Nation.

Dharma JagaranaSamanvayaVibhag aims to create awareness among Hindus and bring social harmony; it also attempts to oppose and prevent stop all kind conversion activities, reconvert those forcefully converted and defend from threats posed to Hindu Dharma.

GouSamrakshana

About theactivity

We Hindus believe Mother Cow is the Embodiment of 33 CroreGods.The Cowabsorbs the 64 energies present in the nature through the Gomaya (Cow dung), Gomutra (Cow urine), milk etc. These energies are transferred by the Cow to help other living beings. That is why it is believed that all 33 Crore Gods dwell in its Body.

However, the lakhs of Cows are is being brutally slaughtered every year in the name of religious ritual, for beef, for skin and other products and in the name of pink revolution.

According to laws, only those animals which are older than 16 yrs of age & are useless can be slain. However, now meat of young healthy buffaloes between 4 months and 1 yr can be exported. The statistics of what is happenings on the ground will leave us put us scary:

Right now, there are 36,000 slaughter houses, of which 10 are highly automated, wherein daily 2,50,000 animals are hacked.

Uttar Pradesh has granted license to set up new 8 mechanized slaughter houses.

Bharat is the top 5th country among BEEF producing Nations.

Bharat is the top 4th country among BEEF exporting Nations.

Around 1,000 cows are killed every day in Bangalore city. More than 10,000 in whole Karnataka.

More than 100 illegal slaughter houses in Bangalore city, more than 1,000 in Karnataka.

Illegal Transportation across Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Kerala

Hindu JagaranaVedike and VHP activistsare participating in Gou Samrakshana across Karnataka and preventing the slaughter, illegal transportation of cows.

Activists are monitoring the movements of illegal transport and filling legal cases against those showing cruelty on cattle.

Conducting Public Awareness and Agitation programs.

During bakrid festival where huge numbers of cows are slaughtered, the special team of activists watches and blocks such illegal transport.

Impact/Statistics

In one year we saved more than 1,000 cows in Bangalore city more than 5,000 in Karnataka

More than 40 criminal cases lodged against illegal transportation of cows

Earlier, cows were used to be killed in streets, now a days it was stopped due to the efforts by activists

Places where Currently WorkingThroughout Karnataka

Volunteering Opportunity

Gou Jagruti: creating awareness about benefits of cow and against cruelty on animals

Provide legal aid

Can involve in all activities – agitations, watching and taking action against the illegal transportation of cows etc.,

Fund the activities and agitations

ContactKumar Subramanya 9480490596

KutumbaPrabhodhan

About theactivity

A family is a unit of people related by blood in general; A family demonstrates mutual respect, affection, sharing of ups and downs of life, offers security, culture and care to its members. Family is first of the links for a person to “connect” to society

A home is not just a structure with 4 walls, it’s a is a cultural center to groom goodness, where members wish well-being of each other, correct mistakes, share joys, lend a helping hand in moments of need, inspire us for a good life, etc. A home is a lab where kids learn by observing elders

However, it is a growing concern that this system is weakening now-a-days, mainly because the fabric of basic family system is weakening. KutumbaPrabodhan is an initiative to address these concerns.

The KutumbaPrabodhan initiative aims to:

Preserve the family system for the next generation

Re-establish the system of mutual cooperation

Pass on the value system of sharing and caring to the next generation

Learn tools for good life, of mutual growth and well being of all

Various programs under Kutumb Prabodhan are:

Nearby families to get together for 1 – 2 hours, may be monthly once, on occasion, which encourage cohesive bond between families.

Informal discussion on importance of family systems, our childhood v/s childhood of new generation kids, pros and cons of today’s life style, etc.

Workshop for the newly married couple to bring awareness about mutual care, support, habits etc.

ShrimaataKutumbChintanYaatraa: In this program, selected couples stay in the villages. The environment in these village homes, the cultural heritage provides a good informal education on the family system. The guests become part of the family in this short stay and take back a bundle of learning.

Annual get togethers

Impact/Statistics

One day Kutumb Milan – 250 times

Newlyweds – 2 + 1 (PashchimVahini)

Shree MaataKutumbChintanYatra – 2

Family get together – At 10-15 places

Places where Currently WorkingThroughout Karnataka

Volunteering Opportunity

Incorporate best practices in your family.

Organize Kutumba Milan event in your area.

Mobilize participants for various workshops.

Conduct workshops for newlyweds or about parenting in corporate setup or in communities.

Share KutumbaPrabodhan literature with your friends.

Be a resource person and participate in workshops.

Write in social media, print media about the family system and examples of good families.

Social Movements

Collective efforts of individual or groups are organized into social movements to project social change. Social movements refer to any persistent, organized, collective efforts to resist existing structures. Some social movements that are relevant today are listed below:

RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI)

The objectives are:

Transparency, Accountability, Contain corruption

Democracy requires informed citizenry which in turn is vital for its functioning.

To hold Govt. and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed.

RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI) can be through

Inspection of work, documents, records

Taking notes, extracts, or certified copies of documents or records

Taking certified samples of material

Obtaining information in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts where such information is stored in a computer or in any other device

Volunteering opportunities

You can update your knowledge on RTI and be a volunteer in getting information

Monitor the Government as a watchdog

Get yourself trained and train others

You can be a part of the team which is using RTI as a tool to expose the misdeeds of different governments

Consumer Rights Forum

Every individual is a consumer, regardless of occupation, age, gender,community or religious affiliation. Consumer rights and welfare are now an integral part of the life of an individual and we all have made use of them at some or the other point in our daily routine.

Highlights of the Consumer Protection Act are –

Enacted by the Parliament in 1986

To provide for better protection of interest of consumers.

To make provisions for the establishment of Consumer Councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumer disputes.

Volunteering opportunities

Be aware of the rights of a consumer

Set up local units of AkhilaBharathiyaGrahakpanchyat in the area where you reside

Human rights

Background

Since last few years we hear more about “Human Rights”. It belongs to everyone – they can’t be taken away from marginalised individuals. It is the duty of the Government and the society to protect the human rights of every individual.